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It looks like Monte Carlo is launching something new soon. It’s called Hotel32. Not much has been said about it yet, but here is our best guess at what it is.

It seems like it will be a boutique hotel on the top floor of the Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo has 32 floors, hence the name Hotel32. MGM Grand has a similar “hotel within a hotel” concept called SkyLoft. After last year’s fire at Monte Carlo, they probably completely redid some of the rooms, turning them into luxury suites.

Here are some pictures of the new rooms:

Bedroom in Hotel32 Monte Carlo Las Vegas

Living Room at Hotel32 Monte Carlo Las Vegas

They are obviously going for a more high-end clientele than the usual Monte Carlo guest. We will try to get more details as they become available.

Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas is having a “Summer of ‘69: Vegas or Bust” festival and free concert series. Every night from Memorial Day to Labor Day will have free 1969 themed entertainment. Here is the schedule for the headlining concerts:

Memorial Day: Celebrate and Remember
Saturday May 23 - The Guess Who
Sunday May 24 - Blood, Sweat and Tears
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Vegas Groovy Cruise
Saturday June 6 - Rare Earth and Bill Haley’s Comets

American Pie 4th of July
Friday July 3 - Big Brother & the Holding Comapny
Saturday July 4 - Special Performance To Be Announced
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One Giant Leap: 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
Saturday July 18 - Jefferson Starship
Saturday July 25 - The 5th Dimension

Woodstock TributePalooza
Friday August 14 through Sunday August 16
See the best Woodstock lineup this side of Bethel, NY. Performances by the world’s best homages to Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, CCR, The Grateful Dead, and The Who.

Labor Day: End of Summer What a Bummer Bash
Saturday September 5 - Canned Heat
Sunday September 6 - Special Performance To Be Announced
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Monte Carlo is closing both Market City & Dragon Noodle.

Market City will be gone for good, and is being replaced by a new restaurant called D.Vino. Dragon Noodle is being remodeled. We couldn’t find out too much information about the project except that it is being designed by Ralph Gentile Architects.

The restaurants are scheduled to open in late summer.

Tacos & Tequila is a new restaurant that opened today at Luxor in Las Vegas.

“This is not your grandma’s cantina,” owner Michael Frey said. “Tourists and locals now have a sexy, energy-infused Mexican restaurant to hang out in with amazing décor and innovative but no-fuss food. This restaurant is unlike any other in this town.”

T&T is located on the Atrium level at Luxor, one floor up from the casino.

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Mandalay Bay is offering a series of free comedies at the beach this summer. Float in the pool or sit on the beach while you watch these great movies.

Shows start at 9pm and you must be 21 to be admitted. Chairs and towels are provided and food and drink can be purchased.

August 8th - Animal House
August 22nd - Swingers
September 5th - Old School

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Mr. Las Vegas, the great Wayne Newton will be performing at the Hollywood Theatre at MGM Grand Las Vegas. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to see Wayne Newton LIVE.

Performance Dates:

Thursday July 31, 2008
Friday August 1, 2008
Saturday August 2, 2008
Sunday August 3, 2008
Monday August 4, 2008
Tuesday August 5, 2008
Wednesday August 6, 2008

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MGM Grand Garden arena has a lot of big names performing this summer and fall. Check out this line-up:

Mirage Las Vegas rooms are being revamped to provide the perfect retreat for relaxation. The remodeled rooms at the Mirage are to be completed in August 2008.

New remodeled rooms will include:

* Warm woods and contemporary neutral color palettes
* 42″ Philips LCD televisions
* iHome Pods docks
* Pacific Coast Down Blanket and Feather Down Pillows
* the Mirage Serenity Bed by Sealy
* Media hub, allowing laptops, game systems, portable DVD players and more to be connected to our LCD televisions
* Cozy bathrobes
* Ergonomic desk seating

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Wynn Las Vegas has some big expansion plans. They plan two build two new hotels and 1.6 million square feet of meeting and convention space. The hotels would have around 2,600 rooms reach, bringing the total number of rooms at the property to 10,000. Wynn revealed the plans during a May 1st conference call with investors.

“We’re finally prepared to leverage this unique, incredible physical location, where we straddle two of the most dynamic exhibit centers on earth — the Las Vegas Convention Center to our immediate east on the adjacent property and the Sands Expo & Convention Center on the adjacent property to the south,” Wynn says.

The plans also include a free underground tram system to help move guests around the new massive resort. There was no announced start date for the new projects.

It’s a sad day on Fremont street - the Golden Nugget has raised its prices on its famous 99-cent shrimp cocktail. The price is now a whopping $1.99. This still sounds like a pretty good deal but it just doesn’t have the same ring to it as the 99-cent price did.

The Golden Gate originally started selling the Shrimp Cocktails in 1959, when the price was 50 cents. In 1991 it raised the price to 99 cents.